A sea turtle had beachgoers scratching their heads after washing up in Texas, looking as if it were covered in green fur.

A Kemp's ridley sea turtle swims into the ocean after being released by New England Aquarium biologists in West Dennis, ...

There are seven species of sea turtle alive today, and they are found in oceans all over the world except the Arctic. Many of them travel thousands of miles between the areas where they forage for ...

There are five species of marine turtles in Florida: loggerhead, green, leatherback, Kemp's Ridley and hawksbill.

Leatherback turtles are expected to have another high nesting season, setting a record for the earliest nest recorded in Florida on Feb. 16. While sea turtle population numbers seem to be steadying as ...

WASHINGTON – Using satellite trackers, scientists have discovered the whereabouts of young sea turtles during a key part of their lives. “We’ve had massive data gaps about the early baby to toddler ...

The Kemp's ridley turtle is listed as endangered under the Endangered Species Act.

Nineteen endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles named for Taylor Swift songs finished their ‘recovery era’ and were released back into the wild on Wednesday. The Kemp’s ridley sea turtles, one of the ...

A massive Kemp’s ridley sea turtle — the world’s smallest and most critically endangered sea turtle species — washed ashore on a Galveston, Texas, beach on March 7, 2026, launching an emergency rescue ...

In its efforts to rehabilitate dozens of sea turtles, the New England Aquarium’s Sea Turtle Hospital has given the creatures with font-inspired names ahead of their anticipated summertime release back ...

Sea turtle nesting season has begun in Florida. Learn what to do and what not to do if you encounter a sea turtle or nest.